Delaney Park Airstrip, 1924

The oldest park in the city of Anchorage wasn’t always a park.

It first began as a fire break. It was also a golf course.

Then in 1924, the citizens of Anchorage cleared the land and it became a 300 foot by 2000 foot landing field for aviation pioneer, Noel Wien.

Wien’s first flight took place on June 4, 1924. And by the end of t…